Lexile Educator Guide

1 Educator GuideWHAT IS THE Lexile FRAMEWORK?The Lexile Framework for Reading is a scientific approach to reading that places both readers and texts on the same measurement scale. About half of all students receive Lexile measures from national, state and local measures are represented by a number followed by an L (such as 800L ) and range from below 0L for beginning readers to above 1600L. Research shows that 1300L or above is the target Lexile measure for students to be ready for college and career in Lexile measures, you can: Lexile MEASURES FOR STUDENTSL exile measures provide a scientific approach to improve more information on how Lexile measures can help improve your students reading, visit MEASURES FOR BOOKSA Lexile text measure tells you how challenging a text is to comprehend. More than 300,000 books in print and over 100 million websites and online books and articles have Lexile text Lexile reader measure describes a student s reading ability.

2 Connecting students with books in their Lexile range 100L below to 50L above their reported Lexile measure provides an ideal level of reading challenge. Sometimes a student s Lexile measure can vary from test to test. Resources for understanding test score variation and managing multiple student measures are available at Connect your students with reading materials at the right challenge level. Analyze instructional materials and plan for instruction. Communicate and engage with students and parents regarding reading progress. Set goals and monitor reading growth over , Lexile FRAMEWORK , the Lexile logo, Lexile ANALYZER , Lexile GROWTH PLANNER and POWERV are trademarks of MetaMetrics, Inc., and are registered in the United States and abroad. Copyright 2018 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. MM0066 WLEXILE GROWTH PLANNER Forecast future reading growth and see if your students are on track to graduate college- and career- educators USE Lexile MEASURESF eatured Free ToolsVISIT A BOOKFind just right books that match students interests and reading level and build customized vocabulary lists with the PowerV vocabulary ANALYZER Evaluate the level of reading materials that have not yet been STUDENTS WITH JUST RIGHT READINGL exile measures provide you with valuable information about students abilities as well as text difficulty.

3 Using Lexile measures, students can be matched with reading materials more precisely than grade or age indicators allow. Within a classroom, there will be a wide range of students Lexile measures ( ). COMMUNICATE & ENGAGE WITH STUDENTS & PARENTSL exile measures make it easier for you to partner with students and parents in pacing and tracking progress. Parents can use their child s Lexile measures to connect them to reading materials and resources at a text s measure matches a reader s measure, there is an expected 75 percent comprehension rate. For example, a reader with a Lexile measure of 1000L is expected to comprehend approximately 75 percent of a 1000L book. At a 75 percent comprehension rate, readers should not be frustrated by the text s difficulty, but should encounter new vocabulary and sentence structures that promote reading can check the expected comprehension rates of books for a particular student on Find a Book ( ) by using the For a Particular Reader calculator on a book s detail page.

4 Although a Lexile text measure is based on text complexity alone, the Find a Book tool incorporates subject matter, age and a reader s interests to further enhance book selection. The Lexile measure of a learner or of a text should not be the only consideration in selecting reading & 12 TYPICAL READER MEASURES BY GRADELEXILE READER MEASURESBR120L to 295L170L to 545L415L to 760L635L to 950L770L to 1080L855L to 1165L925L to 1235L985L to 1295L1040L to 1350L1085L to 1400L1130L to 1440 LFIND OUT MORE ABOUT BEGINNING READERSThe Lexile scale has been extended for beginning readers and texts. A Beginning Reader (BR) code is given to readers and texts that have measures below 0L on the Lexile scale. A Lexile measure of BR100L indicates that the Lexile measure is 100 units below 0L. Just like -10 degrees is higher (warmer) than -30 degrees on a thermometer, a BR100L book is more complex than a BR300L book.

5 Find out more about beginning readers and the Lexile scale at to learn more about the Lexile Framework for Reading?VISIT